MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, July 10, 2017
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Revised Agenda

 
Arts Commissioners: JD Beltran, President; Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President
Charles Collins, Simon Frankel, Mary Jung, Dorka Keehn, Sherene Melania, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Janine Shiota, Jessica Silverman, Barbara Sklar, Lydia So, Kimberlee Stryker, Paul Woolford; Rich Hillis, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve June 5, 2017 Minutes.
    
   Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
    
3. General Public Comment
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.)
    
4. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
    
5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve Phase 2 of the Mariposa Pump Station Project.
          
   2. Street Artists Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the Airport Commission and the Arts Commission dated July 10, 2017 for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2027.
          
         Explanatory Document: Draft of Memorandum of Understanding between the Airport Commission and Arts Commission
          
   4. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherena Melania, Chair
      1. Action: Discussion and possible motion to increase the 2016-2017 Special Project Grant with Community and Corporate Bridging International, Inc., fiscal sponsor of Ingleside Presbyterian Church, (authorized by Resolution No. 1205-16-319) by $18,675 for a total grant amount not to exceed $31,875, and to extend the grant window to June 30, 2018. The grant is to complete phase two of the Great Cloud of Witness mural restoration, with funding from District 7 Participatory Budget Process.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to modify WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grants authorized by Resolution No. 0912-16-240 and approve the recommendation for annual grants up to the amounts listed, for up to two fiscal years (2017-2019) to the following teaching artists, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to amend grant agreements with each, pending availability of funds:
         Tina Bartolome (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Oasis for Girls, $50,000 annually
         Madeleine Clifford (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District Court School, Woodside Learning Center at Juvenile Justice Center, $50,000 annually
         Robyn Carter (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District school, Redding Elementary School, $50,000 annually
          
      3. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve recommendations to award two grants totaling $6,000 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Arts for Neighborhood Vitality (“ANV”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
         San Francisco Juneteenth Festival (Fiscal Sponsor: Queer Cultural Center), $3,000
         Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema (Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Parks Alliance), $3,000
          
      4. Action: Discussion and possible motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a 2016-2017 Artistic Legacy Grant not to exceed $40,000 with Kulintang Arts, Inc.
          
         Explanatory Document: FY2016-2017 Artistic Legacy Grant Panel Rankings, FY2016-2017 Artistic Legacy Grant Guidelines and Application
          
6. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner.
    
   1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of June 19, 2017.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of June 20, 2017.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of June 21, 2017.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 15, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
   4. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Jorge Pardo’s contract from $35,000 to $850,000 (an increase of $815,000) to include Design Development, Construction Documents, Fabrication, Transportation and consultation during Installation, for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit due to a contract modification to increase the artist’s scope of work.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (June 19, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
   5. Motion to approve Phases 2 and 3 of the San Francisco Airport (“SFO”) Long-Term Parking Garage #2.
       
   6. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Treasure Island Waterfront Plaza Public Restrooms Project.
       
   7. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Southeast Plant (“SEP”) Power Feed and Primary Switchgear Upgrades—Building 032 Project, contingent upon: 1) exploring option #2 for the stair enclosure of the building, 2) moving the entrance door on the main façade of the pop-out to the side panel, and 3) exploring the use of a flash metal detail on the roof of the building.
       
   8. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Mariposa Pump Station Project.
       
   9. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Maxine Hall Health Center Project, contingent upon: 1) continued exploration of the graphic Trespa solution on the east and south façade, 2) revisiting shotcrete wall form and fenestration placement on east façade, 3) seeing if the building can be painted with an appropriate color that does not compete with the artwork, and 4) ensuring the landscaping and trees do not obscure the added graphics.
       
      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (June 20, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
   10. Motion to recommend to the Mayor five (5) candidates to fill one (1) vacant position and four (4) expired terms on the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Crafts Examiners: Sandy Barnes, Carolyn Kualii, Sean Nash, Heather Ussery and Jon Winge.
        
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (June 21, 2017; link to agenda)
       Action
   11. Motion to approve the artwork designs for a project entitled Art Wraps for the Heart of the Tenderloin. The project consists of artist-designed vinyl wraps to be installed on twenty existing San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (“SFMTA”) traffic control signal boxes and 22 Department of Public Works (“DPW”) trash cans, in various locations throughout the Tenderloin neighborhood beginning in the fall of 2017, for an expected duration of five years. The artists selected for the project are: Nico Berry; Sylvester Guard Jr.; Lisa Hoffman; Alan Khum; Piper Lewine; Christopher Stoke; and Deirdre Weinberg. The project is funded and sponsored by the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, with additional funding from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and Shorenstein LLC. The artwork and the designs will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. Final approval is pending approval by the SFMTA.
        
   12. Motion to approve Sirron Norris’ Final Designs for the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Pediatric Emergency Department Mural and Exam Room Art Project.
        
   13. Motion to approve Bernadette Jiyong Frank, artist, and Arianne Gelardin, Curator, StoreFrontLab & Parlor, as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year.
        
   14. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Handsignals, 2014, by MoreLab. The sculpture is a standing light fixture which playfully recasts the function of a pedestrian traffic signal. On the south-facing light modules, the signal lights are colorful symbols inspired by the local neighborhood, while the north face of the modules spells “McCoppin” in bright yellow cast aluminum lettering. The image modules blink on and off in a slow, never-ending sequence. The artwork measures 24 ft. by 3 ft. x 2 ft. and is composed of steel, polycarbonate, Tnemec paint, LED lights, and a sequence controller. The final installation of the artwork was previously approved by Resolution No. 0908-14-218; it is located at SOMA West McCoppin Hub at the intersection of McCoppin and Valencia streets.
        
   15. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork The Swimmers, 2008, by artist team Steve Gillman and Katherine Keefer. The artwork consists of two large banks of clerestory windows of laminated glass with a digitally printed interlayer. Each window features an image of a neighborhood child swimming at the pool. Both windows are composed of eight smaller glass panels (78 in. by 46 in.), each window with an overall dimension of 120 in. by 198 in.; the artwork is located at Coffman Pool, 1701 Visitacion Avenue.
        
   16. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Dahlias, 2013, by Colette Crutcher. The artwork consists of flower imagery fabricated in galvanized iron lacework, incorporated along fence panels at the corners of 38th and 39th avenues at Cabrillo Avenue, with an overall dimension of 121 in. by 299 in. at 38th Avenue; and 121 in. by 222 in. at 39th Avenue. The final installation of the artwork was previously approved by Resolution No. 0915-15-246; it is located at Cabrillo Playground, 853-38th Avenue.
        
   17. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Boedekker’s Blooming Bounty, 2014, by Amy Blackstone. The artwork consists of flower and grass imagery, hand-fabricated in steel as fence panels, with an overall dimension of 74 in. by 302 in. (74 in. by 75 in. each). The fence panels are on the perimeter of the park at the corner of Eddy and Jones streets, at Father Alfred E. Boeddeker Park, 246 Eddy Street.
        
   18. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Ship Shape Shifting Time, 2012, by Nagasawa Nobuho. The artwork pays homage to the World War II “Liberty" cargo ships. The sculptural representation of the ship’s bow and stern, along with the shape of the paving, trace the ship’s actual built dimensions (50 ft. high x 441.5 ft. long x 35 ft. wide). The historic cast iron bell and docking cleats complete the installation along with accompanying text (“Time Shifts Shape Ships Through the Waterways Listen!”) that is sandblasted in concrete pavers. The artwork materials include painted galvanized steel, steel cables, concrete, cast iron cleats and bell, sandblasted concrete pavers and lighting. The sculpture is located adjacent to the Municipal Railway Maintenance Facility on Islais Creek, at the end of Indiana Street in the Bayview district.
        
   19. Motion to approve the completed sculptural installation entitled Archipelago, 2015, by Anna Valentina Murch as installed. The installation consists of: three steel benches; six circular steel benches, each formed of two halves surrounding a planter designed to contain an olive tree; two semicircular steel benches; an illuminated steel cage lantern; and four arced granite benches; with an additional six accompanying planters also designed to each contain an olive tree. All of the components are located within the plaza of the Acute Care building at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
        
   20. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the sculptural installation entitled Archipelago, 2015, by Anna Valentina Murch. The installation consists of: three steel benches; six circular steel benches, each formed of two halves surrounding a planter designed to contain an olive tree; two semicircular steel benches; an illuminated steel cage lantern; and four arced granite benches; with an additional six accompanying planters also designed to each contain an olive tree. All of the components are located within the plaza of the Acute Care building at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
        
   21. Motion to approve artist honoraria payments for the research and development of works in the SFAC Main Gallery exhibition, An Idea of a Boundary (opening September 2017): A.K. Burns $600, Patricia L. Boyd $500, Mildred Howard $400, Hannah Ireland $2,500, Dionne Lee $1,500, Park McArthur $400, Gina Osterloh $400, Davina Semo $2,000, Nicole Wermers $400.
        
   22. Motion to provide conditional approval of the design of a temporary sculpture installation entitled Point of View, by Morelab. The artwork’s purpose is to commemorate the San Francisco-Haifa Sister City relationship; it will be placed on Port property at Pier 27 from July 24, 2017 through July 24, 2018, pending procurement of all necessary approvals from the Port, as well as final review by Arts Commission staff for ADA issues, safety and aesthetics.
        
   23. Motion to approve the mural designs entitled Transformative Art for Well-Being, by artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher. The project consists of three mosaic tile artworks referred to as follows: A “lizard bench” (8 ft. by 4 ft. by 4ft wide); “amphitheater benches” (overall 2.5 ft. by 31 ft. by 34.5 ft.); and the “entrance,” adding four mosaic flourishes flanking either side of the entrance doorway and the stairs leading. All of the works will be installed beginning September, 2017 and located at Visitacion Valley Elementary School, 55 Schwerin Street. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by SF Clean City; the mosaic artwork will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
        
   24. Motion to approve the following finalists for the Moscone Expansion Paseo Mural Project as recommended by the Moscone Expansion Paseo Mural Project Selection Panel: Brian Barneclo, Alicia McCarthy and Kelly Ording.
        
   25. Motion to approve James Isermann for the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Public Art Project as recommended by the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Artist Selection Panel.
        
   26. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with James Isermann for an amount not to exceed $1,125,000 for design, fabrication, transportation, and consultation during installation of an artwork for the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Public Art Project.
        
   27. Motion to approve Conceptual Design by Norie Sato for the façade of the Headworks Building at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant (“SEP”).
        
   28. Motion to approve the final design development and construction document phase deliverables for Alice Shaw’s artwork entitled No Other Lands Their Glory Know, for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G, Gate Room 95.
        
   29. Motion to approve the selected finalists, Leonardo Drew (Anthony Meier Fine Arts), Peter Wegner, Yorgo Alexopoulos, Jason Jägel, Alicia McCarthy and Andy Vogt, as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Two-Dimensional Selection Panel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Bulkhead Project.
        
   30. Motion to approve the selected finalists, Emily Fromm, Katie Merz, Dana Hart-Stone, Ranu Mukherjee, t.w. five and Robert Minervini, as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Two-Dimensional Selection Panel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Hold Room Project.
        
7. New Business and Announcements
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)
    
8. Adjournment
   Action
    

posted 6/29/17, 5:00 p.m. spr
revised 7/6/17, 4:30 p.m.

Notices
Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 325, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2256. PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Commission often receives documents created or submitted by other City officials, agencies or departments after the posting of the Arts Commission agenda. For such documents or presentations, members of the public may wish to contact the originating agency if they seek documents not yet provided to the Arts Commission.

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利便参與會議的相關規定

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